Little Bronze-cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Chalcites minutillus مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Little Bronze-cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Chalcites minutillus Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 18,6 cm (7.3 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 18,98 g (0.67 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Little Bronze-cuckoo only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Little Bronze-cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep melodic notes audible across dense humid tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Little Bronze-cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Little Bronze-cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo

الريش

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

About These Birds

Little Bronze-cuckoo

Little Bronze-cuckoo (Chalcites minutillus) — 14–16 cm. The smallest Australasian cuckoo; bronze-green above; white or lightly barred below; red orbital ring. Inhabits rainforest, mangroves, and scrub in New Guinea and northern Australia. Brood parasite targeting gerygones. Insectivore.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family